The Metro School

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The Metro School is a semi-public, non-charter privately funded high school located in Columbus, OH.

1 Mission
2 Basics
3 Capacity
4 Governance
5 Funding
6 External links

[edit] Mission

The mission of Metro, as stated on their website, is "turning college aspirations into reality through personal relevance, academic rigor and transformative relationships."

[edit] Basics

Metro is a small learning community open to students in Franklin County. It is designed to serve students who want a learning experience that prepares them for the world through the belief that math, science and technology are vitally important.

The Metro High School is operated by the Educational Council – a confederation of the 16 public school districts in Franklin County. Students who attend Metro are concurrently enrolled in their home district and remain a part of the public school system in Franklin County.

Metro is planned to open for ninth graders in the fall of 2006.

[edit] Capacity

The Plan of Metro is to admit up to 100 ninth grade students for its first year. Students will be added each year until the school reaches maximum enrollment in 2009. Enrollment will be phased as follows:

Fall 2006 - Ninth Grade
Fall 2007 - Ninth and Tenth Grade
Fall 2008 - Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Grades
Fall 2009 - Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth Grades

[edit] Governance

The Educational Council operates Metro High School. The Educational Council Foundation will manage the school’s finances. The Metro Partnership Group will advise and assist the school staff on the program, school evaluation and research, professional development, funding and community relations. Seven members will serve on the Metro Partnership Group, including three from OSU, three from the Educational Council, and one from Battelle. Metro’s principal and staff will oversee the day-to-day operation of the school.

[edit] Funding

Metro High School has received significant support from Battelle, The Ohio State University and Coalition of Essential Schools National to design and open the school. Recurrent funding comes from districts whose students attend the school.